Recipes from Northern Ireland

Guinness Cake

225gms margarine 225gms brown sugar

3 eggs lightly beaten 275gms plain flour

2 level teaspoons mixed spice 225gms raisins

225gms sultanas 100gms mixed peel

100gms chopped walnuts 8-12 tablespoons Guinness

• Cream margarine and sugar until light and creamy

• Gradually beat the eggs into mixture

• Fold in flour and mixed spice

• Add raisins, sultanas, mixed peel and walnuts, mix well

• Stir in 4 tablespoons of Guinness, mix well to a dropping consistency.

• Turn into a lined 18cm cake tin

• Bake in a moderate oven 160 oC for 1 hour then reduce the heat to 150 oC for 1½ hours

• Allow to cool before removing from tin

• Prick the base of the cake with a skewer and spoon the remaining Guinness over the cake

• Keep for a week before cutting

Soda Bread

475gms soda bread flour

65gms sugar

1teaspoon salt

1 medium egg lightly beaten

450 ml buttermilk

• Preheat oven to 160 oC

• Grease a 2lb loaf tin

• Mix flour, sugar and salt together

• Blend the egg and buttermilk together

• Add to the flour mixture and stir to a soft dough

• Put the mixture onto a floured board and knead very lightly

• Shape into a loaf and put into tin

• Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the bread comes out clean

• The base of the loaf should sound hallow when tapped

• Turn onto a wire rack to cool

Wheaten Bread

250gms soda bread flour

250gms wheatmeal flour

65gms sugar

1teaspoon salt

1 medium egg lightly beaten

450 ml buttermilk

• Preheat oven to 160 oC

• Grease a 2lb loaf tin

• Mix flours, sugar and salt together

• Blend the egg and buttermilk together

• Add to the flour mixture and stir to a soft dough

• Put the mixture onto a floured board and knead very lightly

• Shape into a loaf and put into tin

• Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the bread comes out clean

• The base of the loaf should sound hallow when tapped

• Turn onto a wire rack to cool

Potato Bread (Fadge)

450gms mashed potatoes

100gms flour

½ teaspoon salt

25gms melted butter

• Potatoes are best used when still hot

• Put the mashed potatoes onto a floured board

• Sprinkle with salt and melted butter

• Knead just enough flour into potato mixture to bind the potatoes together (too much flour toughens the bread )

• Roll out to about 5mm

• Cut into round or triangle shapes as desired

• Bake on a hot griddle or heavy pan until browned on both sides

• Spread onto a tea towel to cool.

• These may be cold, or hot with butter, or fried in bacon fat and served with eggs and sausages.

Oat cakes

125gms of oatmeal (plus extra for kneading)

½ teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

2 teaspoons melted fat

1 tablespoon hot water

• Heat oven to 190 oC

• Mix oatmeal, baking soda and salt in a large bowl

• Drizzle in the melted fat and stir to a hard paste

• Cut the paste into 2 small balls

• Sprinkle a baking board with oatmeal

• Roll each ball in the oatmeal to prevent sticking

• Knead each ball for a few minutes until it dries slightly and stops sticking to the surface

• Roll each ball to5mm and cut into quarters

• Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until brown at the edges

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